96.0% of residents of Tipton speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 23 (0.7%)
(87.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.3%Number of people working at home: 19 (2.0% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 783 (81%)

Carpooled: 128 (13%)

Ferryboat: 2 (0%)

Motorcycle: 3 (0%)

Walked: 25 (3%)

Other means: 5 (1%)

Worked at home: 19 (2%)

First ancestries reported:

German: 674

Other groups: 497

United States or American: 388

Irish: 206

English: 114

Italian: 65

French (except Basque): 50

Scotch-Irish: 27

Subsaharan African:: 25

African: 25

Dutch: 24

Arab:: 24

Moroccan: 24

Norwegian: 24

Swedish: 24

Russian: 15

Swiss: 15

Welsh: 12

European: 11

Scottish: 11

British: 4

Scandinavian: 3

Luxemburger: 2

Danish: 2

Belgian: 2

Hungarian: 2

French Canadian: 2

Polish: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

39%Korea

39%Vietnam

9%United Kingdom

9%Philippines

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2,544

Northeast: 24

Midwest: 238

South: 279

West: 132

40% of Tipton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Missouri.